buddha

honestly, i keep looking hopefully at box scores thinking that killian will actually figure out his shot one of these games.

he seems....a little off.

because they can get it, that's why. lol. you dont think their are smart teams out there that have figured out how to work the current system more efficiently? i certainly do. the playera will go to their death fighting against a "salary cap" so that the sotos on the scherzers of the world can make $40 million a year while the owners will turn around and squeeze the majority if the players who will never be that good. if the owners wanted to put the union in a real bind, they'd agree to increase the first three year salary but refuse to budge on lowering the tax ceiling.

would you trade the lions' third round pick for calvin ridley?

no interest. they're probably signing one receiver and drafting another. no reason to give up a draft pick for him because he's probably not going to play. unless you think he's actually good. we already traded two picks for trinity benson and slow ass ceeohus is coming back. how many underperforming receivers do we need?

they really need at least three more defensemen. dekyser was unolayable against a team with speed like colorado. they onlybhad one line that could get the puck and keep it. the rest of the team was flailing around almost all night.

sure. but if you want to play the "gotcha" game, the democrats have just as much to be "got" about when it comes to foreign policy. cause foreign policy is hard and not something we have complete control over. unless, of course, we do something like invade iraq to install a democracy...

i wonder how snowden feels now?

about as well as democrats making fun of romney for saying russia was a major threat?

tom nichols guaranteed everyone that putin was bluffing and wouldnt invade.

Analysis & prediction on Ukraine from 6 years ago: “The West is leading Ukraine down the primrose path & the end result is Ukraine is going to get wrecked.” -John J. Mearsheimer, R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the U. of Chicago, https://t.co/kPQNH58o7G the realists had it right six years ago.

i dont know what a win would look like either. its just various degrees of "lose". i suppose not having a hard salary cap is still considered a win? its taken a long time, but a lot of teams have finally figured out how to manipulate the system to their advantage. you keep the guys in the minors until theyre ready to cook, then you get them in a salary controlled environment for six years at undermarket wages, then you flip them for more talent on their fifth year (or let them walk after their 6th). no need to sign overpriced talent. its working for a lot of teams and the players hate it and are trying to change it now. the real shame is that the focus on money keeps them from focusing on state of play issues that are having a real effect on our enjoyment of the games.

amen brother.

what would a "win" for the players look like?

if youre not in nato, youre SOL.

a view from the Left.

not ready for prime time. every time this team looks decent against good teams, we get a reminder how far away they are from the elite. and mackinnon didnt even play.

no mackinnon tonight.

there's not a lot of advantages to being old, but one of them is having been able to see games at certain places like tiger stadium.

indoor mask mandate and vaccine requirement ending here at the end of the month. about time.

its also much easier to learn about those older players now than if you grew up in the 70s and 80s. now you have the internet, countless channels devoted to sports, and more ability to learn if youre so inclined. which is not a criticism of santana for not knowing trammell. honestly, i wouldnt expect him to know.

we'll see.

because of geography, because of centuries of history, because of alliances and former alliances. not parallel at all.

we accepted a subjugated ukraine for 50 years, why wouldnt they "accept" it again? they certainly will. just like they accepted a subjugated georgia and a belarus that does whatever moscow wants.